Peer victimization is associated with more school absences and lower grades and achievement among school-aged students¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study · review r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 2019 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

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q2 i? Bullied students are absent more frequently and receive lower grades in elementary and secondary school, with distress, somatic complaints, and reduced classroom participation proposed as pathways. → Juvonen 2019

Evidence¶

Juvonen 2019¶

Juvonen, J., Lessard, L.M., Rastogi, R., Schacter, H.L., & Smith, D.S. (2019). Promoting social inclusion in educational settings: Challenges and opportunities. Educational Psychologist, 54, 250-270. https://doi.org/10.1080/00461520.2019.1655645

q2 · i? · review · r2

Narrative review summarizing prior studies of peer victimization and school adjustment. The review reports that bullied students "are absent from school more frequently and receive lower grades" in both elementary and secondary school, and cites proposed pathways through emotional distress, somatic complaints, and reduced classroom participation. No effect sizes are printed.

"students who are bullied by their peers are absent from school more frequently and receive lower grades in elementary (van Lier et al., 2012) and secondary (Ladd, Ettekal, & Kochenderfer-Ladd, 2017) school."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

Safety — predictor: learners who differ on it differ in outcomes

Bullied preadolescents score lower than matched non-bullied peers on reading, processing speed, and inhibitory control/attention over two years — a narrower finding that bears on this claim
Low attendance is linked with lower academic skills, grades, and high school graduation, and high attendance with higher ones — a broader claim this one bears on
Caregiver-reported bullying victimization is associated with higher odds of NSSI/passive suicidality and active suicidality in preadolescent children — related
Cooperative learning is associated with greater peer acceptance and cross-group friendships and has been shown to reduce bullying and perceived stress among marginalized students — related

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`title`	`Peer victimization is associated with more school absences and lower grades and achievement among school-aged students`
`description`	`Peer victimization is associated with more school absences and lower grades and achievement among school-aged students`
`status`	`review`
`evidence_strength`	`moderate`
`newest_evidence`	`2019`
`generated`	by `process:wiki-ingest` on `2026-10-22`
`trust`	unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content
`sources`	1 — `juvonen-2019`

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